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When Perseus cut off Medusa's head , she was with child by Poseidon of a hero
and a winged stallion , Chrysaor and Pegasos . They leapt out through the neck
from the body of their beheaded mother . From this moment on we hear no more
...
When Perseus cut off Medusa's head , she was with child by Poseidon of a hero
and a winged stallion , Chrysaor and Pegasos . They leapt out through the neck
from the body of their beheaded mother . From this moment on we hear no more
...
Page 160
934 For , so the tale goes on , 935 Poseidon , on being cheated after building the
stronghold , sent a sea - monster against the land of the Trojans , and Apollo sent
pestilence . His oracle advised 936 that Laomedon's daughter Hesione should ...
934 For , so the tale goes on , 935 Poseidon , on being cheated after building the
stronghold , sent a sea - monster against the land of the Trojans , and Apollo sent
pestilence . His oracle advised 936 that Laomedon's daughter Hesione should ...
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Poseidon , as many tales teach us that he did , became angry and Hooded the
coasts . To pacify him , the women had to renounce their former right , and ever
since then the children were not distinguished by the names of their mothers but
by ...
Poseidon , as many tales teach us that he did , became angry and Hooded the
coasts . To pacify him , the women had to renounce their former right , and ever
since then the children were not distinguished by the names of their mothers but
by ...
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Contents
Kadmos and Harmonia | 25 |
vil Salmoneus Melanippe and Tyro | 69 |
vin Sisyphos and Bellerophontes | 75 |
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According Achilles Aeschylus already ancient Apollo appeared Argonauts Argos arrived Artemis Athene beast beautiful became belonged bore born bring brother brought called carried child connected daughter dead death Dionysos divine earth famous father fell fight followed gave goddess gods golden Greek hand happened head Helen Hera Herakles hero human island Jason journey Kadmos killed king known land later lived marriage means Messenia mother Mycenae narrators night Odysseus offering Oidipus Oinomaos once originally passed Pelops perhaps Perseus poet Poseidon possession present queen received remained river Salmoneus sent showed sons story tale temple Theban Thebes Theseus told took tradition Troy turned underworld vase wife wished women young Zeus
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Heroes of the Greeks Myth and man |
| Author | Karl Kerényi |
| Publisher | Thames and Hudson, 1974 |
| Original from | University of California, Berkeley |
| Digitized | 3 Oct 2018 |
| Length | 439 pages |
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